In today's podcast we're talking about one of the most essential internal skills for activating deep knowledge & appreciation of the natural world. This is the ability to maintain complete relaxation of your mind, body & emotions, while at the same time engaging profound activation of sensory awareness. Consider the following: The human nervous system has two modes of action... … [Read more...] about Relaxing Into Deep Sensory Awareness With Nature (Podcast)
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Nature Mapping: An Intuitive Way To Learn Your Land & Predict Animal Behavior
Today's podcast talks about nature mapping as a learning tool to promote deeper awareness of the land & how animals are using your local environment. I'm excited to share the story of how mapping helped me trail a mother cougar with her sub-adult family through the Pacific Northwest rainforest. I actually got to see these animals up close and personal, but the really cool thing is how … [Read more...] about Nature Mapping: An Intuitive Way To Learn Your Land & Predict Animal Behavior
A Story About Squirrel Families & Being A Natural Mystery Detective…
Today's podcast shares a fun story about squirrels that also contains some great lessons for exploring natural mysteries... Just click play to listen! (or download to your device) This is one of my personal "teaching stories" and it's a perfect example of how nature based mentoring connects us to a living oral tradition. On one level, it's just a fun story about an experience I had one … [Read more...] about A Story About Squirrel Families & Being A Natural Mystery Detective…
How To Develop Razor Sharp Instincts & Know What Nature Is Telling You
Today's podcast episode will introduce a core concept for building deeper awareness of nature's "rhythms". If you want to gain a truly unique understanding of how everything in nature fits together as one intelligent and interconnected system, this episode is for you! Click play to get started: The natural world is an incredibly complex web of connections with living and non-living … [Read more...] about How To Develop Razor Sharp Instincts & Know What Nature Is Telling You
How To Learn About Nature With Storytelling And Documenting Observations
Today's podcast talks about a very important, but often overlooked part of the nature connection mentoring process... This is a 6 minute recorded segment from my group mentoring program discussing how to learn about nature with storytelling & the importance of documenting observations. Many people who seek to connect with nature don't realize there are actually 2 key stages to the … [Read more...] about How To Learn About Nature With Storytelling And Documenting Observations
What I Learned About Robin Alarms Directed At People In My Neighborhood
Click play to hear the fascinating story of how I discovered an extremely subtle bird alarm behavior from the American Robins in my neighborhood! Here's the bird language sequence discussed in this recording: First - A Robin "whinnies" in the nearby landscape (If you don't know your basic robin calls, then you should familiarize yourself with these 7 robin calls)Next - From the direction … [Read more...] about What I Learned About Robin Alarms Directed At People In My Neighborhood
Nature Awareness: How To Give Your Undivided Attention To Nature
This podcast is a 16 minute recording on the magic that happens when you give your undivided attention to nature. If you're like most people then you probably have no shortage of distractions competing for attention in daily life. But do you realize just how much a distracted mind interferes with your ability to connect with plants, birds, trees & generally make cool discoveries in … [Read more...] about Nature Awareness: How To Give Your Undivided Attention To Nature
How To Find Owls & Turkey Vulture Flight Patterns With Genevieve Curtis
Today I am very excited to share a conversation that I just had with Genevieve Curtis down in Gainesville Florida. Genevieve sent me a message wanting to be on the podcast so we could talk about some of her questions she’s been having around Owls & Turkey Vultures. Our conversation was such a great example of the kind of thought process that goes into investigating and building a very … [Read more...] about How To Find Owls & Turkey Vulture Flight Patterns With Genevieve Curtis
Cooper’s Hawk In Montreal With Steve Leckman
Download MP3 The Cooper's hawk is a great teacher of bird language. This is a very common hawk in North America that specializes in hunting songbirds. When the Cooper's is nearby, you'll notice birds like the american robin, juncos, sparrows, jays & crows get very agitated & jittery. They ditch into the bushes and give high-pitched "Dog whistle" type alarm calls. A landscape normally … [Read more...] about Cooper’s Hawk In Montreal With Steve Leckman
How Children Can Change The World
https://youtu.be/Q-DLUd3SLXk Download MP3 If you ever feel discouraged when looking at the behaviour of your fellow humans, here are a few things to remember: #1 - There is a reason why people act so crazy. Even if it doesn’t make sense to you, it does make sense to them… and that says a lot about their level of awareness! People always make the best choices possible, given the choices they … [Read more...] about How Children Can Change The World